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Patented Feb. 10, 1953 REGISTERING COIN BANK Mauray G. Malnick, Sherman Oaks, Calif., assignor of fifty per cent to Sol Moss, Los Angeles., and fifty Hills, Calif.

per cent to Irvin Lynn, Beverly Application July 30, 1949, Serial No. 107,813

29 Claims. 1

This invention relates to coin banks and similar coin controlled instruments, and more particularly to coin banks embodying mechanisms for cumulatively registering the value of the coins deposited in the bank.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved coin bank which automatically becomes unlocked when a preselected total value of coins is deposited in the bank.

Another object of the invention is to provide a coin bank which can be preset, at will, to diiierent monetary values, which must be deposited in the bank before the bank will open.

A further object of the invention is to provide an indicator on a bank capable of acting as a reminder for the total amount of money that must be deposited in the bank before the latter will ope After the indicator has been set to the desired value and the bank, locked, the indicator setting cannot be disturbed, either purposely or inadvertently, until sufiicient money has been inserted in the bank to effect its opening.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide an indicator on a bank which acts as reminder for the total amount of money that must be deposited in the bank to effect its opening, in which the indicator device urges the bank door, or other closure member, to open position when such door or closure member becomes unlocked.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a pawl operated registering device movable in accordance with the deposit of coins in the bank, or similar coin controlled device, in which movement of the pawl is accelerated as a result of placing larger denomination coins in the bank.

A. further object of the invention is to provide a coin mechanism. capable of registering dollars and cents by the aid of appropriate dials, in which movement of one of the dials to a zero position automatically shifts the other dial to zero position. More specifically, turning of the dollar dial to zero shifts the cents dial. to zero.

Yet a further object of the invention is to provide a coin controlled mechanism which prevents return movement of the coin and a. carrier for the coin until the carrier oin have been moved to a 1; determined position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a coin ejector arrangement in a coin controlled mesh-an" which ejects a coin from a coin car rier, and which also serves to hold the coin in a olefin position with respect to the coin carrier The coin eiector can hold coins ions denominations llfhr-Fildilfil and definite positions in i the coin carrier.

. other object of the invention is to provide a con controile device embodying a guide for holdi. coins of different valiw n their respective operative positions during their travel along the guide, to ass re proper operation by each coin of associated mechanism, such as the register of a portion of a bank.

Another object of the invention is to provide a coin operated device in which coins of various denominations may be inserted through a common slot and yet be properly located and guided so as to assure operation of an associated mechanism to an extent proportionate to the value of each coin.

Another object of the invention is to provide for the coupling, in various selected positions, of a door lock to a registering dial, which may form part of a registering bank.

Another object of the invention is to registering bank of strong and sturdy tion, which can be manufactured at a low cost.

This invention possesses many other advantages. and has other objects which may be made more clearly apparent from a consideration of a form in which it be embodied. This form is shown in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the present specification. It will now be described in detail, for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention; but it is to be understood that such detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of a registering bank or safe embodying the invention; 1

2 is a view similar to Fig. l, with the door open;

3 is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale, taken along the line 33 on Fig. 1;

4 is an enlarged front elevation, with parts broken away, of a portion of the registering and indicati devices;

5 is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale, on along the line 55 on Fig. 4;

ig. cis a section taken along the line 6---E on Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a cross-section, on an enlarged scale, taken along the line on Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is an exploded isometric view of the registering mechanism, as seen from the interior of the bank;

Fig. 9 is a front elevation of a form of detent forming part of the registering mechanism;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the detent shown in Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a front elevation of a pawl and pawl operating arm, forming part of the registering mechanism;

Fig. 12 is a section taken along the line l2l2 on Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale, taken along the line l3l3 on Fig. 3,

provide aconstrucrelatively 3 illustrating the coin control and operating mechanism;

Fig. 14 is an exploded isometric view of the coin control mechanism;

Fig. 15 is a section taken along the line |5-l5 on Fig. 13;

Fig. 16 is a side elevation of a pin for opening the bank door;

Fig. 17 is an isometric view of the coin control mechanism, disclosing its operation upon the deposit of a quarter in the bank;

Fig. 18 is a view similar to Fig. 17, disclosing operation of the mechanism with a dime inserted therein;

Fig. 19 is a view similar to Fig. 17, disclosing operation of the mechanism with a nickel deposited therein;

Fig. 20 is a cross-section through the coin control mechanism, disclosing the apparatus with a penny deposited therein;

Fig. 21 is a section taken along the line 2 l-2l on Fi 15.

A registering bank or safe is disclosed in the drawings, and includes a housing I0 defined by top and vertical walls ll, I2, and by a bottom l3 suitably secured to the vertical walls. The front wall of the housing is provided with an opening I4 adapted to be closed by a door [5. This door is provided with upper and lower hinge plates it having inwardly directed lugs I1 received between cooperable lugs I8 formed on the front wall at one side thereof. A hinge pin I9 is inserted through the holes 20 in all of the lugs, for the purpose of pivotally supporting the door in assembled position on the front wall of the bank or safe housing ID. The hinge pin may be inserted through a hole 2! in the bottom 13 of the housing until it extends through all of the lug holes 26, with the lower end 22 of the pin disposed immediately above the housing bottom. Thereafter, such lower end 22 may be bent slightly out of alignment with the bottom hole 2|, to prevent dropping of the hinge pin and to insure its retention in place (see Fig. 6).

The door 15 carries a registering mechanism 23 for recording the value of coins deposited in the bank housing l0, and also carries a door locking device 24 that is cooperable with a generally U-shaped, spring-like latch plate 25 disposed within the housing In adjacent the opening Hi through the front wall. This U-shaped member 25 has a flange 26 through which a screw 2'! extends, for attaching the locking plate to a frame 28 fastened to inwardly directed portions 29 of the housing, as through use of a plurality of screws 39. The door latch 24, itself, is mounted on the door l5, and will hold the door closed until a pre-selected value of coins has been deposited in the bank. When this condition is satisfied, the door latch will have been shifted to a position enabling the door to open.

The door latch 24 consists of a generally cupshaped member having an outwardly directed flange 3| adapted to be disposed behind a finger 32 extending from the U-shaped latch member 25. This flange is circumferentially continuous around the lock 2%, except for a notched or cutout portion, or opening 33, which is registrable with the latch finger 32 upon rotation of the cupshaped latch member. When this registration occurs, the flange 3| no longer is restrained by the latch finger, allowing the door 15 to be swung open.

The door latch member 24 is rotatably mounted on a reduced diameter portion 34 of a dial setting knob 35, which is rotatably mounted upon a shaft 36 extending inwardly from a mounting plate 3'! suitably secured to the door l5, as by being clamped thereagainst by means of the fingers 38 integral with the door, and capable of being bent over the mounting plate (see Figs. 6 to 12, particularly). Secured to an outer portion of the knob is a registering dial 39 having indicia 40 on its outer face, which may register in dollars. Each dollar value is alignable or registrable with a dollar window opening 4! formed in the door. As disclosed in the specific example in the drawings, the dollar dial may have twenty indications 41! at the outer margin of its outer face indicating dollar units ranging from zero to nineteen dollars, inclusive. The periphery of this dial is also provided with twenty ratchet teeth 62 corresponding with the number of dollars than can be indicated by the dial 39.

For the purpose of insuring proper registration between the numbers 53 and the Window 4!, and proper intermittent advance of the dollar dial, a detent device is provided. This detent is a relatively flat, spring-like member ,3- disposed over the shaft 36 and having side lugs id receivable within corresponding slots in the mounting plate 3i on opposite sides of the shaft, in order to prevent rotation of the detent &3. At its top and bottom, the detent is provided with inwardly directed indentations or protuberances 45 adapted to be received within recesses :5 formed in the dollar dial 38 by companion indentations or prctuberances ii. She dollar dial indentations correspond in numbers to the number of ratchet teeth 42 and dollar indicia 58 on the face of the dial. The dial 39 may be rotated, displacing the detent protuberances 45 out of the dial recessesfi, in View of the ieaf spring-like characteristics of the detent ii the detent protuberances 55 progressively engaging in each dial indentation 6?. The reception of the detent protuberances E5 in the dial indentations i? insures appropriate registry of the dial with the window l 8, and advance of the dial 39 by the proper angular extent.

The rotary door latch 24 is also provided with equiangularly spaced protuberances 58 in its base portion adapted to cooperate with the dial indents 53', to hold the latch 2 and dial 39 releasably coupled together. A dish-like spring i9 is mounted on the knurled knob 35, with its inner portion bearing against a knob shoulder 5:1, and its outer portion against the lock indentations 48, urging such indentations into coupling engagement with the dial indentations ll, and insuring joint movement between the two members. However, the rotary door latch 24 may be grasped by the persons hand and turned relative to the dollar dial 353, when the device is to be set in the manner described hereinafter. Such relative rotation is permitted, since the door latch 2Q may move endwise on the knob 35, as permitted by the deflection of the dished spring 9.

The inside face 38a of the dollar dial 3?; may also be provided with dollar indicia that are registrable with the cut-out portion or window opening 83 in the door latch 24; so as to enable the person to set, at will, the number of dollars that must be deposited in the bank before the bank door l5 can ope The dollar dial and door latch device may be held in assembled relation by a suitable keeper disposed within a recess in the outer end of the dial knob 35, with the arms 53 of the keeper received within a peripheral groove 54 at the end of the shaft 36. The knob itself projects through an enlarged hole 55 in the frame 28; so that the door may be swung between open and closed positions without interference.

The registering device also includes another dial 5% which may indicate the number of cents deposited in the bank. This cents dial may indicate cent values in increments of five cents, ranging from Zero to ninety-five cents, inclusive. Its outer face may be provided with twenty divisions 5i registrable with a cents window 58 at the front of the door adjacent the dollar window 4!, the indicia til on the cents dial indicating zero-zero cents, five cents, ten cents, fifteen cents, etc., progressively around the circumference of the dial.

The cents dial 5% is rotatably mounted on a shaft 59 fixed to and projecting inwardly from the mounting plate 51, that is secured to the door l5. This dial has protuberances 68 corresponding in number to the cents indicia 57, which form recesses 8! adapted to cooperate with a detent 62 disposed on the shaft 59 and having protuberances 53 receivable within the dial protuberances 6%]. This detent 62 is the same as the dollar detent 43, and cooperates with the dollar dial 259, in that it registers the cents dial so that its cents indicia 57 are disposed properly with respect to the indicating window 58 and is shifted the required angular extent.

The cents dial 5-3 is movable, stepby-step, by an arcuate power pawl 64 extending circumferentially along the inner face of the cents dial and secured to or integral with a pawl arm that is rotatable about the shaft 59. A suitable washer t6 may be mounted on the shaft to space the pawl arm 55 from the cents dial 5E. The pawl 54 on the arm 65 is engageable with a plurality of equiangularly spaced teeth 57 formed on the inner face of the cents dial. These teeth, in the specific example disclosed, are twenty in number, and correspond to the cents indications 51 on the outer face of the dial 56.

The pawl arm 55 is moved in a driving direction by a coin control mechanism to be described later, its forward or driving movement, as to the left, as seen in Fig. 6, being limited by engagement of the outer end of the arm with a suitable stationary stop 68 extending inwardly from the mounting plate 3?. Rear-ward movement of the pawl arm and pawl is limited by engagement of the outer end of the arm 55 with another stop 69 extending inwardly from the mounting plate.

The pawl arm is normally urged in a rearward irection by a coil spring iii, the convolution of which is disposed around the hub 65a of the pawl arm, one end of the spring being hooked over a suitable lug or anchor ll, extending inwardly from the mounting plate 3?, and the other end of the spring engaging the inner portion of a cam or pawl arm accelerator 12 extending axially of the pawl arm in a direction inwardly of the bank. The pawl arm 65 itself is rotatably mounted on the hub 33 of a washer '14 carried by the shaft 59, the flange of this washer engaging and confining the spring against endwise displacement. All of the assembled parts of the cents pawl and ratchet mechanism are retained in assembled position by a suitable keeper l5 fitting within a peripheral groove it at the inner end of the shaft 59.

As the pawl arm 65 is moved in a forward direction, its pawl 5 engages a ratchet tooth 61, and advances the dial 5%? a distance corresponding to angular movement of the pawl. The dial 56 is moved by equal increments, and is centered or registered at the end of the power stroke of 5 the pawl arm 65 and pawl 64 by the indentations 63 on the detent G2 fitting within the generally concave or spherical recesses 6! in the cents dial.

In the specific device shown in the drawings, the cents dial 56 is mounted in substantially the same plane and adjacent the dollar dial 39. When the cents dial has been rotated a complete revolution, or an amount equal to a dollar an outwardly projecting tooth 11 on the periphery of the cents dial will engage a tooth 42 on the dolla-r dial, the movement of the cents dial 56 then turning the dollar dial 39 a partial revolution, such as of a revolution, to cause the dollar indication 4G to change behind the window Al, and also to rotate the door latch 24 a corresponding amount, to shift its opening 33 toward the latch plate finger 32. As the pawl 64 operates to feed the cents ratchet 56 about its axis, and as the dollar ratchet wheel 39 is rotated by the cents dial tooth IT in a step-by-st'ep fashion, the door latch 24 is also rotated and eventually brings its opening 33 in alignment with the latch finger 32, which enables the door l5 to open.

The registering device 23, and particularly the pawl arm 65, is moved in a registering direction in accordance with the value of coins deposited through a slot T8 formed in the top H of the housing In. As each coin is deposited through this slot, an operating handle or rod I9, forming part of the coin control device within the bank, is shifted through a slot 88 in the top of the housing at right angles to the coin slot 8, to cause the pawl arm 65 and pawl 64 to be moved in a forward or ratchet feeding direction. The coin control mechanism effects movement of a ratchet operator or finger 8| that extends through a horizontal slot 82 in the frame 28, and

is adapted to engage the pawl arm 55 and shift it in a forward direction whenever a coin is deposited and the operating handle 19 shifted along its slot 83 and an aligned slot 89a in the frame 28. The greater the value of the coin deposited in the coin slot 18, the greater is the amount of motion imparted to the projection 8|, and a cor respondingly greater amount of angular movement imparted to the pawl arm E5, in order to cause the pawl 6-4 to advance the cents dial 56 to a greater extent.

The coin control portion of the apparatus is designed to receive coins of different values and cause them to indicate properly, in cumulative fashion, the total value of coins deposited in the bank. A coin inserted through the coin slot 18 in the top I l of the bank and through a corresponding slot 18a in the frame drops within a confined space 83 in a coin carrier 84. This coin carrier includes a top plat-e portion 85, to which the operating handle 79 is secured, slidable under the top H of the housing. The side margins '86 of this plate 85 are movable along suitable guides. One guide is formed by the top portion 8'! of the frame 28 of the mechanism, and by a horizontal flange 88 of a coin guide 89, which is spaced from the top 8'! of the frame by a suitable spacer 'bar 90, to form a groove or recess 91 for a side margin 86 of the coin carrier. The guide 89 and spacer Eli! are secured to the top 8'. of the frame by rivets 92, or the like, to hold the parts in assembled relation, such as disclosed most clearly in Fig. 3 and Figs. 17 to 20, inclusive.

The other side margin 85 of the coin carrier 84 is guided in a groove 93 formed by a guide plate 94 disposed below the carrier top plate 85, and spaced from the top 8'! of the frame by a suitable spacer bar 95, the guide 94 and spacer bar 95 being secured to the frame top 85 by rivets 96, or the like, such as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 20.

The forward portion of the coin carrier '84 contains a depending plate 91, integral with the top 85 of the carrier, having a vertical slot 98 therein. Spaced forwardly from this plate 91 is a second plate 99 having a slot I00 in alignment with the first-mentioned slot 90, and which is open at its lower end. The two parallel plates 91, 99 are spaced apart by an interconnecting web IOI to an extent permitting free dropping of a coin between the plates. The carrier opposite the web side IOI is open between the plates, to allow coins to engage the guide 89.

A coin dropped into the coin carrier 04 will come to rest against the web or wall IOI and also against the coin guide 89, along which the coin is slidable when the coin carrier 84 is advanced. The coin guide includes the top horizontal fiange 80 hereto-fore described, from which the main portion I02 of the fixed guide depends, the guide being held in proper spaced relation with respect to the vertical frame wall 28 by a suitable spacer rib I03 projecting outwardly from the guide. The lower portion I00 of the guide is curved, so as to present a concave face for engagement by coins of different denominations.

As disclosed in the drawings, and particularly in Figs. 17, 18 and 19, a coin dropped into the coin carrier 8-0 will come to rest in different vertical positions, depending upon the diameter of the coin. One edge of the coin, as the right edge, as seen in Figs. 1'7, 18 and 19, will engage the side web IOI of the coin carrier, whereas another edge portion, as a left-hand edge portion, will engage the guide portion I04.

After the coin has been deposited in the carrier 84, the latter is moved in the forward direction by shifting the operating handle 19 in the slots 80, 86a, sliding the coin along the guide I04 until the coin engages one of a plurality of selector fingers I05, I06, I01 projecting inwardly by different amounts from the horizontal base portion I06 of the selector I09. The selector I09 includes a vertical portion IIO, from which the pawl operator 8i projects horizontally through the horizontal frame slot I52.

When a coin is deposited in the carrier 84, it engages one of the selector fingers, and couples the selector I09 to the carrier, in order that the movement of the carrier is transmitted to the selector projection 0|, which engages the generally V-shaped cam portion '12 on the pawl arm 65, to shift the pawl 60 in a cents ratchet moving direction. The amount of movement of the selector I09, and of the pawl arm 65 and ratchet 56 is dependent upon the extent of lost motion of the coin carrier 84 before the coin deposited therein engages its companion selector finger I05, I06 or I07.

The coin control device disclosed is designed to accept quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies, and to record only the quarters, dimes and nickels. A quarter I II dropped through the coin slots I6, 18a into the coin carrier 64 will engage the coin carrier rib MI and the curved guide I04, and be disposed in an elevated position with its left-hand portion, as seen in Fig. 17, in position for engagement with the quarter selector finger I05. This finger is disposed closest to the coin carrier 84, when the latter is in its fully retracted, or initial, position. When the coin carrier 84, with a quarter III deposited therein, is advanced, the quarter will engage the quarter finger I 05 and impart a maximum movement to the selector I 09, causing the selector operator member 8i to engage the ratchet arm 65 and shift it angularly a distance corresponding to five teeth 67 on the cents ratchet 56, which is equivalent to an indication of twenty-five cents on the cents dial 56, as viewed through the cents window 58.

In the event that a dime II2 (see Fig. 18) is dropped through the coin slots '18, 76a and into the coin carrier 84, it will come to rest at a much lower position than the quarter III, since it can drop downwardly to a greater extent along the curved guide I04. It comes to rest against the r coin carrier wall IOI and the lower edge of the guide I04. This disposes the dime in a position with its left edge further removed to the right than the quarter, no portion of the dime being in registry or alignment with the quarter finger I05, and, for that matter, with the five cent or nickel finger I01, that projects inwardly to a greater extent than the quarter finger. The lower portion of the dime, however, is in alignment with the dime finger I06, that extends from the base I08 of the selector substantially below both the quarter and nickel fingers.

The dime finger I06 is disposed between the quarter and nickel fingers I05, I01; so that the lower portion of the dime will engage the dime finger when the carrier 69 is advanced, causing a predetermined movement of the selector I09 in a registering direction. However, the coin carrier is advanced a greater distance than when it contained the quarter, before the dime engages the dime finger I06. As a result, a smaller movement of the coin carrier 84 remains which is imparted to the selector I09, and results in the movement of the pawl arm 65 and pawl 64 a lesser distance, and the corresponding ratchet feeding of the cents dial 56 a lesser angular distance.

When a nickel H3 (see Fig. 9) is dropped through the common coin slots and into the coin carrier 84, it comes to rest against the righthand web IOI of the coin carrier and also against a the curved guide I04, in a position in which the nickel is disposed at a higher elevation than the dime was disposed. However, the left edge of the nickel is still disposed further to the right than the left edge of the quarter was disposed, or out of alignment with the quarter finger I05. However, the left-hand portion of the nickel is disposed in alignment with the nickel finger I01 of the selector i09. Accordingly, movement of the coin carrier 84 will occur without shifting the selector I09, until the nickel II3 engages the nickel finger I01 and shifts the selector. The amount of lost motion imparted to the coin carrier 84 before the nickel engages its selector finger is greater than for the dime, since the nickel finger is disposed a greater distance away from the coin carrier 84, when the latter is in its retracted position. Consequently, when the nickel H3 engages the nickel finger I01, the selector I09 is shifted a lesser distance, and correspondingly feeds the pawl arm 65 and pawl 64 a lesser distance, to advance the cents ratchet and dial 56 a lesser angular distance.

In the mechanism disclosed, pennies will be accepted, but will not register. Thus, the dropping of a penny II4 into the coin slot 18 and carrier 84 causes it to come to rest against the web IOI of the carrier and against the edge of the guide I04, but in a higher position than the dime. The left side of the penny, as seen in Fig. 20, is disposed a greater distance to the right than the 9. left side of the nickel M3 was disposed when in the coin carrier. Thus, the bottom of the penny H4 is above and out of alignment with the dime finger I06, and is also disposed to the right of and out of alignment with the nickel finger I07. Consequently, shifting of the coin carrier 84 will fail to couple the penny with any portion of the selector mechanism I09, merely sliding it along the guide 39 to the end of the latter, where the penny can drop toward the bottom of the housing I0. Since the penny is incapable of coupling the coin carrier 84 to the selector I09, it cannot effect registration on the various dials.

The coin control device is also provided with a coin ejector H5, which serves to prevent return movement of the coin carrier 84 until it has been shifted to a location at which the coin is ejected into the housing chamber. The coin ejector II5 is mounted upon a hinge pin II 6 secured to a pair of lugs I I! depending from the top 87 of the frame 28. From this hinge pin II6, the ejector extends in a forward direction along one side of the coin carrier 84. It has a coin engaging ratchet arm Ilfl extending rearwardly from the forward portion of the ejector, this ratchet arm being capable of projecting through the slots I00, 98 in the spaced coin plates 99, 91. The ejector H5 is urged in a downward direction by a tension spring I I9, one end of which is secured to an upwardly directed arm I20 of the ejector, and the other end of which is secured to the vertical plate 91 of the coin carrier 84. This spring not only tends to move the ejector H5 in a coin ejecting and locking direction, but it also tends to return the coin carrier 84 to its initial position.

Swinging movement of the coin ejector about its hinge pin I I6, or in a'downward direction, by the spring II9 is limited by engagement of the forward sloping face I2I of the ejector with a cam lug or follower I22 provided at one side of the coin carrier. The cam I22 engages the sloping cam face I2I of the ejector II5 and tends to limit its downward movement. Since the ejector I I5 cannot move longitudinally with the coin carrier 84, shifting of the latter in a registering direction moves its cam I 22 away from the inclined cam face IZI and allows the spring II9 to urge the ejector in a downward direction about its hinge pin H6. The force of this downward movement on the ejector is increased upon movement of the coin carrier 84, in view of the increased tension that such movement impartsto the spring II9.

When the coin carrier 84 is in its initial rearward position, the inclined face I2I of the ejector engages the cam I22 and holds the ejector with the end of its ratchet I I8 disposed at the entrance to the slot I00 of the forward coin carrier plate 99, and slightly above a position that the largest coin I I I occupies after it comes to rest within the coin carrier. Upon movement of the coin carrier 84, the vertical plates 9?, 99 of the latter are moved with it; so as to shift the slots 98, I00 along the ratchet IIB. This action disposes the coin in the carrier below the ratchet rack II 8, and since the movement of the coin carrier 84 has shifted the cam I22 longitudinally away from the inclined ejector face I2 I, the spring I I9 can shift the ratchet II8 downwardly into engagement with the upper edge of the coin. This action holds the coin in its downward position with its right edge engaging the right wall or web IOI of the coin carrier, and its left edge engaging the guide I04. Since the ratchet teeth I23 on the lower edge of the ratchet face in a forward direction, the coin cannot move back after it engages a ratchet tooth. Since the ratchet teeth prevent this action, this holding movement or restraint is imparted by the coin to the coin carrier 84. As a result, the coin ejector H5 holds the coin in the position to which it has come to rest in the coin carrier 84, and also prevents return movement of the carrier. It insures that the coin will engage the proper selector finger I05, I06, I07, for operating the selector I09 the predetermined amount and shifting of the registering mechanism 23.

The tension spring I I9 is constantly urging the ejector H5 in a downward direction against the coin with an increasing force, as the coin carrier 84 is advanced. When the coin reaches the end of the guide I04, the ejector II5 substantially ejects the coin and shifts it downwardly within the housing. Since the return movement of the carrier has been prevented by engagement of the ratchet II8 with the coin, ejection of the coin removes the restraint on the carrier 84, and allows the tension spring II9 to return the coin carrier to its initial position, with the carrier cam I02 engaging the inclined face I2I on the ejector, re-elevating the latter and its ratchet H8 to a position in which another coin can be disposed under the ratchet.

Accordingly, it is apparent that the coin carrier 84 must be moved a full stroke, after a coin has been deposited therein. to the point where the coin is ejected, before the carrier can be returned for the reception of another coin. During such forward movement of the carrier, its top plate 85 closes the coin slot 18, 18a and precludes the insertion of another coin therein. The inability of the coin carrier 84 to be returned until the coin has been ejected insures that the particular coin deposited will cooperate properly with its companion selector finger I05, I06 or I0! to shift the selector I09 longitudinally by an amount corresponding to the value or denomination of the coin.

Since the cents dial 56 is designed to indicate a dollar amount upon a full revolution, and since the largest coin acceptable by the mechanism is a quarter, it is obvious that the quarter must effect movement of the cents dial a quarter of a revolution, or ninety degrees. Inasmuch as the selector I09 and its projecting lug 8i, which engages the pawl arm 65, move in a straight line, and in view of the change in the angular position of the pawl arm as it moves in a forward direction, the engagement of the operator with a straight face on the pawl arm would cause the latter to have a relatively small angular motion imparted to it near the end of its stroke, when a quarter has been inserted in the device. As a result, the selector I09 would require shifting by a substantially greater proportionate amount to register the value of a quarter, than to register the value of a nickel or a dime.

The amount of movement of the selector necessary to register the quarter properly is reduced in the present instance by providing the cam I2 on the pawl arm 65. The outer face I25 of this generally V-shaped cam surface engages the forward edge of the selector lug 8i when the pawl arm is in the initial position. As this selector is shifted, it shifts the pawl arm 65 and pawl 64 in a ratchet driving direction, the selector lug riding off the outer cam face I25 and onto the inner cam face I26. During the first phase of the movement, the selector lug is operating on the pawl arm at a closer distance to its radius, and therefore will impart a greater angular movement to the pawl arm 65. During the latter phases of its movement, when a quarter is in the coin carrier 83, the selector lug 8| tends to ride outwardly along the face of the pawl arm 65 and imparts a lesser angular movement to the arm, in proportion to the linear movement of the lug. However, this last-mentioned action is minimized in the present instance by the cam faces I25, I26 since the inner cam surface I23 has resulted in the movement of the pawl arm by a greater extent than if the cam I were absent. This amount of movement is. equal to the thickness or rearward projection of the cam face I26.

Accordingly, the cam I5 has resulted in the acceleration of the pawl arm 65, and its movement to a greater angular extent in proportion to the linear movement of the selector I69; For this reason, the quarter need not be moved, after it engages its finger I35, five times the distance that the nickel is moved after it engages its lug IIII, to obtain proper registration of the quarter on the cents dial 56. The selector fingers can, there-- fore, be disposed closer to one another and the entire mechanism made more compact.

In the use of the device, the door I5 will open when the pre-selected number of dollars represented by coins, have been deposited in the bank. The exact number of dollars, or several cents over the dollar value, can be effective to unlock the door. With the door open, the door latch 24 is rotated with respect to the dollar dial 39, by hand, until the opening 33 in the door latch is in alignment with the indication of the pro-selected number of dollars that must be placed in the bank before the door can be opened, following its closing. This action is permitted, since the latch 23 is held releasably coupled to the dollar ratchet dial 39 by the spring 19 and the indentations 41, 38.

The dial knob is then grasped and the dollar dial 39 rotated until zero dollars are indicated in alignment with the dollar window II. As the dollar dial is turned to this position, and in the event that the cents dial 56 is indicating a value more than zero cents, a tooth 32 on the dollar dial will engage the peripheral cents dial tooth TI and shift the latter to a zero setting position automatically, after which the teeth will become unmeshed, so that continued rotation of the dollar dial 39 can have no efiect on the cents dial.

When the dollar dial 39 is rotated to its zero indicating position, the door l5 can be swung to closed position, the flange 3| on the door latch 24 engaging the sloping face of the spring latch plate 25 and shifting the latter laterally until the flange 3i moves behind the latch finger 32, whereupon the latch 25 can spring over the flange 3I and prevent opening of the door, until the door latch notch 33 is in alignment with the finger 32 once again.

Coins are then deposited into the coin slot 18, and the coin carrier 64 shifted to its fullest extent, the selector IIIQ moving the pawl arm 65 and ratchet 55, turning the cents dial in exact conformance with the value of the coins (other than pennies) that have been deposited in the bank. For each revolution of the cents dial 56, or deposit of a dollar in the bank, the cents dial projection 11 engages a tooth 42 on the dollar dial and shifts it a fractional revolution, such as of a revolution. This causes an indication of the total dollars deposited in the bank, and also advances the opening 33 in the door latch toward 12 the-spring pressed latch plate 25. Eventually, sufficient money has been deposited in the bank to cause the latch opening 33 to be aligned with the plate 25, allowing the door to open and the contents of the bank removed, if desired.

For the purpose of indicating the amount of money for which the latch 24 has been pre-set, an indicator I21 may be provided on the door I5. This indicator is also availed of to assist in opening the door automatically when the predeter- I knurled knob I36 on its outer portion. A detent I3I is fixed to the shaft I23 on the inside of the door by a keeper I32, and has outwardly projecting teeth I33 adapted to engage in circularly arranged holes I34 in the door itself. Normally, a dished spring I35, disposed around the shaft I29 and between the door I5 and the detent I3I, maintains the teeth I33 of the detent out of the holes I34, allowing the dial I28 to be turned by the knob I35.

When the door I5 is opened, the detent I3I is disposed out of the door holes I34. The dial I28 can then be turned, until one of the dollar numbers I36 located around the periphery of the dial is in registry with a suitable indicating line or point I31 on the door I5. As an example, if the door mechanism has been adjusted to open when five dollars has been deposited in the bank, the dial I28 will be turned until the five dollar indir cation is opposite the door line I31. The door I5 is then closed, and upon being closed, the inner end of the shaft I29 engages 3, lug I38 fixed to the frame 28, which urges the shaft I29 and detent I3I inwardly against the action of the dished spring I35, and places the detent projections I33 within the door holes I34. So long as the door I5 is locked, the detent I3I is maintained in its holding position, which precludes tampering with the indicator dial. Accordingly, once the indicator I28 is set to the dollar value at which the door is to open, this setting cannot be changed, either purposely or otherwise.

When sufiicient money has been placed in the bank to rotate the dial 39 and place the door latch opening 33 in alignment with the latch plate finger 32, the spring force of the dished spring I35 will react against the stationary frame projection I38 and reactively swing the door I5 toward open position.

A pin I39 may be provided for opening the door at any time. This pin can be inserted through a hole I40 in the bottom I3 of the housing, the pin point MI moving between the arms of the latch plate 25 to swing the finger 32 outwardly of the latch flange 3|, which unlocks the door.

It is, accordingly, apparent that a coin control and registering mechanism has been provided, in which a single slot is capable of receiving coins of various values and appropriately registering such coins, in cumulative fashion, on the registering portion of the mechanism. In addition, the registering mechanism operates a door control device which holds the door locked until a pre-selected monetary value is placed in the bank, whereupon the door is automatically shifted to open position. The mechanism insures the positive ejecting of the coins into the bank from the coin carrier, and precludes return movement of the carrier after its movement in a coin 13 registering direction has commenced. In addi-v tion to the foregoing, the registering mechanism is accelerated in its movements, so as to insure proper registration and recording of coins of larger value.

The inventive features disclosed herein and relating to the coin carrier and selector are both described and claimed in my divisional application Serial No. 222,646, filed April 24, 1951, for Coin Carrier and Selector Apparatus.

The inventor claims:

1. In a coin bank: a housing member for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a registeing device for registering the value of coins deposited in said housing member; a lock element on one of said members; a latch on the other of said members and releasably fixed to said registering device to rotate with said registering device at all times durin its registerin movement, said latch hav-' ing means thereon engaging means on said lock element for locking said closure member in closed position over said opening, said latch being movable by said registering levice to a position unlatching said closure member when said registering device records predetermined value of coins deposited in said housing member; and means enabling said latch to be shifted relative to said registering device to vary the value of coins to be deposited in said housing member before said closure member can be opened.

2. In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an opening; a clo-ure member for closing said opening; a register ng device on said closure member movable in accordance with the size of coins deposited in said housing; a lock element on said housing; a latch carried by said closure and havin means thereon engaging means on said lock element for locking said closure member in closed position over said opening; and means releasably coupling said latch to said registering device to cause said latch to rotate with said registering device at all times during its registering movement, said coupling means being releasable to enable shifting of said latch with respect to said registering device to vary the movement of the registering device and latch necessary to automatically release said means on said latch from said means on said lock element to unlock the closure member when a preselected value of coins has been deposited in said housing.

3. In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a registering device carried by said closure member and movable in accordance with the size of coins deposited in said housing; a lock element on said housing; a latch carried by said closure member coaxial of said registerin device and having means thereon engaging means on said lock element for locking said closure member in closed position over said opening; and means releasably coupling said latch and registering device together to cause said latch to rotate with said registering device at all times during its registering movement, said coupling means being releasable to enable said latch and registering device to be angularly shifted relative to each other to prese es the value of coins to be deposited in said housing to obtain automatic release oaid means on said latch from said means on said lock element to unlock said closure memher.

4. In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and havin an opening; a lock member on said housing; a-rotary latch carried by said closure member and having means engaging means on said lock member to hold said closure member locked across said opening, said latch having an opening alignable with said lock member to un lock said closure member; a registering device movable in response to the size of coins deposited in said housing; and means releasably fixing said rotary latch to said registering device to rotate with said registering device at all times during its registering movement, whereby said latch is rotated to a position aligning said latch opening with said means on said lock member, said releasable means being releasable to enable said latch to be shifted angularly relative to said registering device to preselect the value of coins to be deposited in said housing to obtain automatic release of said means on said latch from said means on said lock member to unlock said closure memher.

5. In a coin bank: a housing member for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a registering device movable in accordance with the size of coins deposited in said housing member, said registering device having indicia thereon indicating to an observer the value of coins in said housing member; a lock element on one of said members; a latch having means thereon engageable with means on said lock element for locking said clos- .re member in closed position across said opening; means releasably coupling said latch to said registering device in orde that said latch rotates with said registering device at all times during its registering movement to move said latch to an unlocking position, said registering device having indicia thereon cooperable with. said latch to enable said latch to be shifted with respect to said registering device to preselect monetary values at which said closure member is to be unlocked.

(i. In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a registering device movable in accordance with the size of coins deposited in said housing; said device including a rotatable disc having monetary indicia on one surface of said disc visible to an observer when said closure memher is closed across said opening; a rotary latch for locking said closure member in locked position across said opening, said latch having an opening enabling said closure member to open when said latch opening is moved to a predetermined position; said disc having other monetary indicia on another surface alignable with said latch opening; and means releasably coupling said latch to said disc to cause said latch to rotate with said disc at all times during rotation of said disc, said coupling means being releasable to enable said latch to be shifted angularly to various positions with respect to said disc, whereby said latch opening can be aligned with any preselected monetary indicia on said another surface at which said closure member is to open.

7. In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a movable indicator which may be set, while said closure member is open, to indicate the value of coins to be inserted in said housing before said closure member can be unlocked; means shiftable by movement or" said closure member to closed position for locking said indicator in its set position; and resilient means for releasing said indicator upon opening of said closure member, said resilient means urging said closing member to open position.

8. In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins andshaving an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a movable indicator on said closure member; a member fixed to said housing; means engageable with said fixed member for locking said indicator in its set position upon closing of said closure member; and resilient means urging said indicator locking means to a released position and said closure member to open position.

9. In a coin mechanism: a housing having a coin slot; a movable coin carrier for receiving coins of difierent denominations inserted through said slot; a selector having a plurality of elements engageable by coins of particular denominations; means for locating coins of difierent denominations in individual specific positions in said carrier and in alignment with the respective corresponding selector elements, in order that movement of said carrier will shift the coin therein into engagement with its own particular selector element, and with no other selector element, to determine the extent of advance of said selector by said carrier; a registering device including a dial having indicia thereon; means including a pivoted lever for advancing said dial; said selector having an operating element for moving said lever progressively greater distances as greater values of coins are inserted in said carrier; and coengaging means on said operating element and lever for accelerating movement of said lever in a dial advancing direction, in order to decrease the movement of said selector necessary to advance said lever the angular amount proportionate to the value of a larger coin placed in the carrier, said coengaging means including a cam surface inclining outwardly and rearwardly of the direction of movement of said lever and operating element when said lever and operating element are a vancing said dial.

10. In a coin bank: a housin member for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a registering device for registering the value of coins deposited in said housing member, said device including a ratchet dial having teeth thereon and monetary indicia on a face of said dial; a lock element on one of said members; a latch movable with said dial and engageable with said lock element for locking said closure member in closed position over said opening, said latch being movable by said dial to a position unlatching said closure member when said dial records a predetermined value of coins deposited in said housing member; and means within said housin member, inaccessible from the exterior of said housing member when said closure member closes said opening, for efiecting relative shifting between said latch and dial to vary the value of coins to be deposited in said housing member before said closure mem ber can be opened.

11. In a coin bank: a housing member for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a registering device for registering the value of coins deposited in said housing member, said device including a ratchet dial having teeth thereon and monetary indicia on a forward face of said dial; a lock element on one of said members; a latch rearwardly of and drivably connected with said dial to rotate with said dial at all times during movement of said dial, said latch havin means thereon engageable with means on said lock element for locking said closure member in closed position over said opening, said latch being movable by said dial to a position 'unlatching said closure member when said dial records a predetermined value of coins deposited in said housing member; means enabling said latch to be shifted relative to said dial to vary the value of coins to be deposited in said housing member before said closure member can be opened; one of said members having an opening forwardly of said dial through which can be observed said monetary indicia.

12. In a coin bank: a housing member for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a registering device for registering the value of coins deposited in said housing member, said device including a ratchet dial having teeth thereon and monetary indicia on a forward face of said dial; a lock element on one of said members; a latch rearwardly of and movable with said dial and engageable with said lock element for locking said closure member in closed position over said opening, said latch being movable by said dial to a position unlatching said closure member when said dial records a predetermined value of coins deposited in said housing member; means within said housing member, inaccessible from the exterior of said housing member when said closure member closes said opening, for shifting said latch and dial with respect to each other to vary the value of coins to be deposited in said housing member before said closure member can be opened; one of said members having an opening forwardly of said dial through which can be observed said monetary indicia.

13. In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a registering device on said closure member movable in accordance with the size of coins deposited in said housing; a

latch carried by said closure member and rotatable with said registering device for locking and unlocking said closure member to and from said housing; and means within said housing, inaccessible from the exterior of said housing when said closure member closes said opening, releasably coupling said latch to said registering device to enable rotation of said latch with respect to said registering device to vary the movement of the registering device and latch necessary to unlock the closure member.

14. In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a registering device on said closure member movable in accordance with the size of coins deposited in said housing, said device including a ratchet dial having teeth thereon and monetary indicia on a forward face of said dial; a latch carried by said closure member rearwardly of said dial for locking and unlocking said closure member to and from said housing; means releasably coupling said latch to said dial to enable shifting of said latch with respect to said dial to vary the movement of the dial and latch necessary to unlock the closure member; said closure member having an opening forwardly of said dial through which can be observed said monetary indicia.

15. In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a registering device on said closure member movable in accordance with the size of coins deposited in said housing, said device including a ratchet dial having teeth thereon and monetary indicia on a forward face of said dial; a latch carried by said closure member rearwardly of said dial for locking and unlocking said closure member to and from said housing; means within said housing, inaccessible from the exterior of said housing when said closure member closes said opening, for releasably coupling said latch to said dial to enable shifting of said latch with respect to said dial to vary the movement of the dial and latch necessary to unlock the closure member; said closure member having an opening forwardly of said dial through which can be observed said monetary indicia.

16 In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a lock member on said housing; a rotary latch carried by said closure member and having means thereon engageable with means on said lock member to hold said closure member locked across said opening, said latch having an opening alignable with said means on said lock member to unlock said closure member; a registering device movable in response to the size of coins deposited in said housing and arranged forwardly of said rotary latch; means releasably fixing said rotary latch to said registering device to rotate with said registering device at all times during its registering movement in order to rotate said latch to a position aligning said latch opening with said means on said lock member, said coupling means being releasable to enable said latch to be shifted angularly relative to said registering device; said closure member having an opening through which monetary indicia on a forward face of said registering device can be observed.

17 In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a lock member on said housing; a rotary latch carried by said closure member and engageable with said lock member to hold said closure member locked across said opening, said latch having an opening alignable with said lock member to unlock said closure member; a registering device movable in response to the size of coins deposited in said housing, said registering device including a dial coaxial of and adjacent said rotary latch; and means releasably securing said latch to said dial to enable said latch and dial to be shifted angularly with respect to each other to various selected positions and then secured together in any such selected position.

18. In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a lock member on said housing; a rotary latch carried by said closure member and engageable with said lock member to hold I said closure member locked across said opening, said latch having an opening alignable with said lock member to unlock said closure member; a registering device movable in response to the size of coins deposited in said housing, said registering device including a dial coaxial and forwardly of said rotary latch; means releasably securing said latch to said dial to enable said latch and dial to be shifted angularly with respect to each other to various selected positions and then secured together in any such selected position; said closure member having an opening forwardly of said dial throughwhich monetary indicia on a forward face of said dial can be observed.

19. In a coin bank: a housing member for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a lock member on one of said members; a rotary latch on the other of said member and engageable with said lock member to hold said closure member locked across said opening, said latch having an opening alignable with said lock member to unlock said closure member; a registering device movable in response to the size of coins deposited in said housing, said registering device including a dial coaxial of and adjacent said rotary latch; and means releasably securing said latch to said dial to enable said latch and dial to be shifted angularly with respect to each other to various selected positions and then secured together in any such selected position.

20. In a coin bank: a housing member for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member for closing said opening; a lock member on one of said members; a rotary latch on the other of said members and engageable with said lock member to hold said closure member locked across said opening, said latch having an opening alignable with said lock member to unlock said closure member; a registering device movable in response to the size of coins deposited in said housing, said registering device including a dial coaxial and forwardly of said rotary latch; means releasably securing said latch to'said dial to enable said latch and dial to be shifted angularly with respect to each other to various selected positions and then secured together in any such selected position; one of said members having an opening forwardly of said dial through which monetary indicia on the forward face of said dial can be observed.

21. In a coin mechanism: a registering device including a dial; means including a pivoted lever for advancing said dial; a coin operated device including a member movable progressively greater distances as greater values of coins are placed in said coin device; and coengaging means on said lever and member for causing said member to accelerate movement of said lever in a dial advancing direction when greater values of coins are placed in the coin operated device, said coengaging means including a cam surface inclining outwardly and rearwardly of the direction of movement of said lever and member when said lever and member are advancing said dial.

22. In a coin mechanism: a registering device including a dial; a coin operated device including a slide member movable progressively greater distances as greater values of coins are placed in said coin device; means including a pivoted lever for advancing said dial, said lever being swingable from obtuse to acute angular relations to the path of movement of said slide member to move said dial greater arouate extents when greater values of coins are to be registered on said dial; and coengaging means on said member and lever for causing said member to shift said lever by an accelerated amount when greater values of coins are placed in the coin operated device and when said lever makes an acute angle with the path of movement of said slide member, said coengaging means including a cam surface inclining outwardly and rearwardly of the di rection of movement of said lever and slide member when said lever and slide member are advancing said dial.

23. In a coin mechanism: a registering device including a ratchet dial; a pivoted arm; a pawl on said arm engageable with said ratchet dial to advance said dial in step-by-step fashion; a coin operated device including a member movable progressively greater distances as greater values of coins are placed in said coin device; and coengaging cam means on said member and arm for causing saidmember to accelerate movement of said arm andpawl in a dial advancing direction when greater values of coinsare placed in the coinoperated device, in order to decrease the movement of said member necessary to advance said arm the required amount, proportionate to the value of a large value coin placed in the coin operated device, said cam means including a cam surface inclining outwardl and rearwardly of the directionof movement of said arm and member when said arm and member are advancing said dial.

24. In a. c inmechanism: a. registering device including a ratchet dial; a coin operated device including a slide-member movable progressively greater distances as greater values of coins are placed in saidcoin device; a. pivoted, arm; a pawl on said arm engageable. with said ratchet dial to advance said; dial in stepby-step fashion; said arm being swingablef-rom obtuse-to acute angular relations. to the path of movement of said slide member to move Said dial greater arcuate extents as greater values of coins are to be registered on said dial; and coengaging cam means on said member: and arm, for causing said member to shift said arm by an accelerated amount as greater-values oi coins are placed in the coin operated device, and when said arm makes an acute anglewith thepat-h of movement of said slide'member, in order to decreasethe movement of said slide member necessary to advance said arm the angular amount proportionate to the value of; alarger value coin placed in the coin operated deviceQsaid cam means including a cam surface inclining outwardly and rearwardly of the direction of movementof said arm and: slide member whensaid arm andslide member are advancing said dial.

25. In a coin mechanism; aregistering'device including a ratchet dial; a pivoted arm; apawl on said arm engageable with said ratchet dial to advance said dial in step-by-stepfashion; a coin operated device including a member movable. progressively greater distances as greater valuesof coins are placed in said. coin device; and a cam on said arm engaged by said member for causing said member to accelerate movement of said arm and, pawl in-a dial advancing direction when greater values of. coins are placed in the coin operated device, in order to decrease the movement of said slide. member necessary to advance said arm the angular amountproportionate to the value of a large value coin placed in the coin operated device, the surface of said cam contacted bysaidmember inclining radially outwardly'and rearwardly of the direction of movement of said arm and member when said armand member are advancing said dial,

2,8, In a coin mechanism: aregisteringdevice including a ratchet dial; acoin operated device including a slidemember movable progressively greater distances as greater values-of coins are placed in said coin device; a pivoted arm; a pawl on said arm engageable with said ratchetdial to advance said dialinstep-by-step fashion; said arm being swingable fromobtuse to acute angular relations to the path of movement of said slide member to movesaid dialgreater arcuateextents as greater values of coins are tobe registered'on said dial; and a cam on saidarmengaged by'said slide member for causing said member to shift said arm by an accelerated amount as greater values of coins are placed inthecoin operated de a ndwhen said. armmakesan acute angle with the path of movement or said slide member, in order to decrease the movement of said coin operated device necessary to advance said arm the angular amount proportionate to the value of a larger value coin placed in the coin operated device, the surface of said cam contacted by said slide member inclining radially outwardly and rearwardly of the direction of movement of said arm and slide member when said arm and slide member are advancing said dial.

27. In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an opening; a closure member to be locked to said housing in closed relation across said opening; a movable indicator on said closure member; a member fixed to said housing; means connected to said indicator and engageable with said fixed member to secure saidindicator to said closure member in a set indicating position upon closing or" said closure, member; and resilient means urging said indicator securing means to a released position and said closure member to open position.

28. In a. coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an openin a closure member to be locked to said housing in closed relation across said opening; a movable indicator on the exterior of said closure member which may be set, while said closuremember is open, to indicate the value of coins to be inserted in said housing before said closure member can be unlocked; a detent secured to said indicator; and meanssecured to said housing and engageable with said detent to shift said dctent, to indicator locking position against said closure member upon movement of said closure member to closed position.

29. In a coin bank: a housing for receiving coins and having an opening; a Closure member to be locked to said housing in closed relation across said opening; a movable indicator on the exterior of said closure member Which may be set, while said closure member is open, to indicate the value of coins to be inserted in said housing before said closure member can be unlocked; a detent secured to said indicator; means secured to said housing and engageable with said ,detent toshift said detent to indicator,locking-position against said closure member upon movement of said closure member to closed position; and spring mean urging said detent to a position releasing said indicator for movement.

MAURAY G. MALNICK;

crrsn The following references are, of record in the file of thispatent:

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